Mise-en-scene refers to everything visible within a single shot or frame of a film. There are six key areas of mise-en-scene: color, costume, props, set/location, blocking/performance, and lighting. Color, costume, and lighting can be used to convey meaning - such as red representing danger, black representing evil, and costumes indicating social class. Props are physical objects that actors can be directed to use in specific ways. Location shooting takes place in real-world settings outside the studio. Blocking refers to the positioning of actors, while performance covers acting aspects like expression and gestures. Lighting can be high-key with even illumination or low-key with shadows to create drama

1. Mise-en-scene
What does mise-en-scene mean?
Placed in the scene. Everything that can be seen in a single shot.
What are the 6 key areas of mise-en-scene?
Colour
Costume
Props
Set/Location
BlockingandPerfomance
Lighting
Colour:
How is colour used in the 3 below pictures?
1.
Red- Danger. Blood of dead puppies in her coat.
White- Trying to portray she is a good person.
Black- Evil and death, messed up individual.
2.
Black- death, evil and darkness.
Green- Envy.
Purple- Royalty.
3.
Blue- Cold
Dark black background- Hinting that she is not going to have her frock for long.
Costume:
What can we interpret from these costumes?
Poor, lower in class
Higher in class.

2. Mise-en-scene
Props:
Props needed:
How would actors be directed to use them:
Location:
Can be a purpose built set or a real location. Location shooting involves leaving
the studio environment and filming in existing locations.
.
Blocking/Performance:
 Blocking refers to the positioning and movement of actors within the frame,
both in relation to each other and in relation to the camera (which
represents us, the audience)
 Performance covers all aspects of the actual acting – gesture, expression,
accent etc
Lighting:
High-key lighting ensures even light across the frame little or no shadow or dark
areas, little more dramatic
Low-key lighting allows for high contrast between light and dark within the frame,
with shadow often being used for dramatic effect.
Low-key. High-key.
Woman more innocent, more
light.
Light is shining, shows they are the good people
Within scene.

3. Mise-en-scene
Verisimilitude: This is a useful term which refers to the authenticity of the
environment created on screen.